Penny Jordan
Penny Jordan is a pen name of Penelope Jones Halsall. She started to use that name in 1981 when Mills & Boon accepted her first book, Falcon's Prey. She has since written over 170 category romances for Mills & Boon.
Penny Jordan's first contemporary romance, Love's Choices, was published by Mills & Boon in 1984. Later she wrote for the Worldwide and Mira imprint.
In 2008 the UK-based Avon imprint of HarperCollins released Silk, the first part of a trilogy featuring a Cheshire family and spanning the years from 1929 to 2002. Almost 70 million copies of her novels have been sold worldwide.
Penny Jordan was born on November 24, 1946. She passed away on December 31, 2011.
See Also
Books
- Back In The Marriage Bed - 2000
- Bedding His Virgin Mistress - 2005
- Best Man To Wed? - 1996
- Beyond Compare - 1989
- Bitter Betrayal - 1989
- Blackmail - 1982
- Blackmail Baby, The - 2002
- Blackmail Marriage, The - 2004
- Blackmailing The Society Bride - 2005
- Bought With His Name - 1982
- Breaking Away - 1990
- Caged Tiger, The - 1982
- Campaign For Loving - 1984
- Capable Of Feeling - 1986
- Captive At The Sicilian Billionaire's Command - 2009
- Christmas Bride, The - 2006
- City-Girl Bride, The - 2001
- Coming Home - 2000
- Cruel Legacy - 1994
- Cure For Love, A - 1991
- Dangerous Interloper - 1991
- Darker Side Of Desire - 1984
- Daughter Of Hassan - 1982
- Demetrios Virgin, The - 2001
- Desire For Revenge - 1986
- Desire Never Changes - May 1986 (Mills & Boon Romance #2554)
- Desire's Captive - May 1983 (Mills & Boon Romance #2061)
- Equal Opportunities - July 1989 (Mills & Boon Romance #3116)
- Escape From Desire - February 1983 (Mills & Boon Romance #2028)
- Exorcism - August 1985 (Mills & Boon Romance #2425)
- Expecting The Playboy's Heir - October 2005 (Modern Romance #506)
- Expert Teacher, An - October 1987 (Mills & Boon Romance #2796)
- Falcon's Prey - October 1981 (Mills & Boon Romance #1827)
- Fantasy For Two - May 1998 (Mills & Boon Presents #161)
- Fight For Love - January 1988 (Mills & Boon Romance #2830)
- Fire With Fire - October 1985 (Mills & Boon Romance #2451)
- Flawed Marriage, The - March 1983 (Mills & Boon Romance #2040)
- For Better For Worse - October 1993 (Worldwide)
- For One Night - July 1987 (Mills & Boon Romance #2734)
- Forbidden Loving, A - July 1991 (Mills & Boon Romance #3480)
- Force Of Feeling - July 1988 (Mills & Boon Romance #2931)
- Forgotten Passion - December 1983 (Mills & Boon Romance #2153)
- Free Spirit - October 1989 (Mills & Boon Romance #3157)
- French Leave - April 1994 (Mills & Boon Romance #4061)
- Friendship Barrier, The - February 1985 (Mills & Boon Romance #2347)
- Future King's Pregnant Mistress, The - July 2007 (The Royal House Of Niroli #1)
- Game Of Love - November 1990 (Mills & Boon Romance #3358)
- Hard Man, The - December 1985 (Mills & Boon Romance #2484)
- Her Christmas Fantasy - November 1996 (Mills & Boon)
- Hidden Years, The - October 1990 (Worldwide) Hardcover
- Injured Innocent - October 1985 (Mills & Boon Romance #2472)
- Inward Storm, The - May 1984 (Mills & Boon Romance #2230)
- Island Of The Dawn - September 1982 (Mills & Boon Romance #1956)
- Italian Duke's Wife, The - March 2006 (Modern Romance #545)
- Kind Of Madness, A - December 1990 (Mills & Boon Romance #3372)
- Law Of Attraction - July 1992 (Mills & Boon Romance #3697)
- Lesson To Learn - June 1992 (Mills & Boon Romance #3678)
- Levelling The Score - November 1987 (Mills & Boon Romance #2798)
- Lingering Shadows - May 1992 (Worldwide) Hardcover
- Long Cold Winter - March 1982 (Harlequin Presents #489)
- Love's Choices - April 1984 (Mills & Boon)
- Lover By Deception - June 1999 (Mills & Boon Presents #265)
- Lovers Touch - January 1989 (Mills & Boon Romance #3015)
- Loving - January 1987 (Mills & Boon Romance #2663)
- Man Possessed, A - June 1986 (Mills & Boon Romance #2563)
- Man-Hater - October 1983 (Mills & Boon Romance #2140)
- Marco's Convenient Wife - October 2002 (Modern Romance #218)
- Marriage Demand, The - September 2001 (Modern Romance #113)
- Marriage Make Up - August 1998 (Mills & Boon Presents #185)
- Marriage Resolution, The - November 1999 (Mills & Boon Presents #297)
- Marriage Without Love - January 1982 (Mills & Boon Romance #1866)
- Master Of Pleasure - October 2006 (Modern Romance #602)
- Matter Of Trust, A - October 1992 (Mills & Boon Romance #3745)
- Mission: Make-Over - February 1998 (Mills & Boon Presents #137)
- Mistaken Adversary - April 1992 (Mills & Boon Romance #3641)
- Mistress Assignment, The - April 1999 (Mills & Boon Presents #249)
- Mistress Of Convenience - August 2004 (Modern Romance #393)
- Mistress Purchase, The - April 2004 (Modern Romance #361)
- Mistress To Her Husband - October 2004 (Modern Romance #409)
- Northern Sunset - June 1982 ( Harlequin Presents #508)
- Now Or Never - June 2003 (Mira)
- One Intimate Night - January 2000 (Mills & Boon Presents #321)
- One Night In His Arms - November 1998 (Mills & Boon Presents #209)
- One Night With The Sheikh - July 2003 (Modern Romance #290)
- Only One, The - February 1985 (Mills & Boon Romance #2356)
- Out Of The Night - September 1990 (Mills & Boon Romance #3325)
- Passionate Possession - September 1992 (Mills & Boon Romance #3729)
- Passionate Protection - August 1983 (Mills & Boon Romance #2110)
- Passionate Relationship - June 1987 (Mills & Boon Romance #2729)
- Past Loving - August 1992 (Mills & Boon Romance #3712)
- Past Passion - February 1992 (Mills & Boon Romance #3605)
- Payment Due - May 1991 (Mills & Boon Romance #3448)
- Payment In Love - March 1988 (Mills & Boon Romance #2830)
- Perfect Family, A - September 1997 (Mills & Boon)
- Perfect Father, The - March 2000 (Harlequin Presents #2092)
- Perfect Lover, The - February 1999 (Mills & Boon Presents #233)
- Perfect Marriage Material - November 1997 (Mills & Boon Presents #113)
- Perfect Match?, The - December 1997 (Mills & Boon Presents #124)
- Perfect Night, A - May 2000 (Harlequin Presents #2104)
- Perfect Seduction, The - October 1997 (Mills & Boon Presents #05)
- Perfect Sinner, The - July 1999 (Mira)
- Permission To Love - September 1985 (Mills & Boon Romance #2438)
- Phantom Marriage - April 1983 (Mills & Boon Romance #2054)
- Possessed By The Sheikh - April 2005 (Modern Romance #457)
- Potential Danger - November 1988 (Mills & Boon Romance #2984)
- Power Games - September 1995 (Mira) Hardcover
- Power Of Vasilii, The - December 2011 (Harlequin Presents #3029)
- Power Play - May 1988 (Worldwide)
- Prince Of The Desert - June 2006 (Modern Romance #569)
- Reason For Being, A - June 1989 (Mills & Boon Romance #3093)
- Reason For Marriage, A - November 1986 (Mills & Boon Romance #2632)
- Rekindled Passion, A - February 1990 (Mills & Boon Romance #3214)
- Rescue Operation - June 1983 (Mills & Boon Romance #2073)
- Research Into Marriage - August 1986 (Mills & Boon Romance #2595)
- Response - June 1984 (Mills & Boon Romance #2241)
- Return Match - October 1986 (Mills & Boon Romance #2618)
- Rival Attractions - August 1990 (Mills & Boon Romance #3310)
- Royal Bride At The Sheikh's Command, The - February 2008 (The Royal House Of Niroli #8)
- Rules Of The Game - November 1984 (Mills & Boon Romance #2302)
- Savage Adoration, A - May 1987 (Mills & Boon Romance #2705)
- Savage Atonement - November 1983 (Mills & Boon Romance #1893)
- Second Time Loving - February 1991 (Mills & Boon Romance #3394)
- Second-Best Husband - November 1991 (Mills & Boon Romance #3554)
- Shadow Marriage - April 1984 (Mills & Boon Romance #2217)
- Sheikh's Blackmailed Mistress, The - June 2008 (Modern Romance #761)
- Sheikh's Virgin Bride, The - May 2003 (Modern Romance #274)
- Sicilian's Baby Bargain, The - Modern Romance #881, August 2009
- Sicilian Boss's Mistress, The - May 2009 (Modern Romance #851)
- Silk - June 2008 (Avon) Trade Paperback
- Silver - October 1989 (Worldwide) Hardcover
- Sins - June 2009 (Avon) Trade Paperback
- Six-Month Marriage, The - April 1985 (Mills & Boon Romance #2374)
- So Close And No Closer - September 1989 (Mills & Boon Romance #3140)
- Special Treatment - May 1988 (Mills & Boon Romance #2893)
- Starting Over - October 2001 (Harlequin)
- Stranger From The Past - January 1992 (Mills & Boon Romance #3589)
- Stronger Than Yearning - November 1986 (Worldwide) Hardcover
- Substitute Lover - September 1987 (Mills & Boon Romance #2767)
- A Sudden Engagement - June 1983 (Mills & Boon Romance #2079)
- Taken By The Sheikh - February 2007 (Modern Romance #633)
- Taken Over - May 1985 (Mills & Boon Romance #2366)
- Tiger Man - November 1981 (Mills & Boon Romance #1981)
- Time For Trust - March 1990 (Mills & Boon Romance #3281)
- Time Fuse - June 1985 (Mills & Boon Romance #2398)
- Time To Dream, A - 1991
- To Love, Honour and Betray - 1998
- Too Short A Blessing - 1987
- Too Wise To Wed? - 1997
- Treacherous Seduction, A - 1999
- Trusting Game, The - 1995
- Tug Of Love - 1993
- Tycoon's Virgin, The - 2002
- Ultimate Surrender, The - 2000
- Unbroken Marriage, An - 1982
- Unforgettable Man, An - 1996
- Unspoken Desire - 1990
- Unwanted Wedding - 1995
- Valentine's Night - 1989
- Virgin For The Billionaire's Taking - 2008
- Wanting - 1984
- What You Made Me - 1985
- Without Trust' - 1988
- Woman To Wed? - 1996
- Yesterday's Echoes - 1993
- You Owe Me - 1985
Novellas
- Boss's Marriage Arrangement, The in "Strictly Business" - 2004
- Bride At Bellfield Mill in "Winter Waifs" - 2007
- Christmas Eve Wedding in "Winter Weddings" - 2002
- Figgy Pudding in "Christmas Treats" - 1997
- My Secret Wish List in "What Women Want!" - 2003
- A Spanish Christmas in "Christmas With A Latin Lover" - 2001
- They're Wed Again in "Nearly Weds!" - 1999
- Wanting His Child in "A Man For Mum" - 1999
Collections
- The Best Of Penny Jordan - September 1984 (Mills & Boon Duet)
- The Best Of Penny Jordan - February 1986 (Mills & Boon Duet) (Falcon's Prey / Tiger Man)
- The Bride's Bouquet - September 2000 (Mills & Boon) (Best Man To Wed? / Too Wise To Wed? / Woman To Wed?)
- A Collection - May 1992 (Silhouette by Mills & Boon) (Man-Hater / Passionate Protection / Shadow Marriage)
- A Collection - May 1993 (Silhouette by Mills & Boon) (Capable Of Feeling / Fire With Fire / Substitute Lover)
- The Crightons - September 1991 (Harlequin By Request) (Perfect Marriage Material / The Perfect Match? / The Perfect Seduction)
- The Desert Sheikh's Virgin - July 2008 (Mills & Boon) (Possessed By The Sheikh / Prince Of The Desert)
- Her Lover, Her Husband - September 2006 (Queens Of Romance) (Back In The Marriage Bed / The Marriage Demand)
- Jet Set Wives - June 2008 (Queens Of Romance) (Bedding His Virgin Mistress / Blackmailing The Society Bride / Expecting The Playboy's Heir)
- Marriage of Convenience - November 2000 (Harlequin By Request) (Injured Innocent / Loving / The Six-Month Marriage)
- Penny Jordan - August 1995 (Mills & Boon By Request) (Game Of Love / Time For Trust)
- The Penny Jordan Collection - December 1986 (Mills & Boon Duet) (Blackmail / The Caged Tiger)
- The Penny Jordan Collection - December 1987 (Mills & Boon Duet) (Forgotten Passion / Phantom Marriage)
- The Penny Jordan Collection - April 1988 (Mills & Boon Duet) (Campaign For Loving / Darker Side Of Desire)
- The Penny Jordan Collection - December 1988 (Mills & Boon Duet) (Rules Of The Game / What You Made Me)
- The Penny Jordan Collection - December 1989 (Mills & Boon Duet) (Time Fuse / You Owe Me)
- The Penny Jordan Collection - February 1991 (Mills & Boon Duet) (The Hard Man / Injured Innocent)
- The Penny Jordan Collection - December 1991 (Mills & Boon Duet) (An Expert Teacher / For One Night)
- Penny Jordan Collector's Edition
- Penny Jordan Duet - April 1993 (Mills & Boon Duet) (Loving / Too Short A Blessing)
- Penny Jordan Duet - December 1993 (Mills & Boon Duet) (Beyond Compare / Potential Danger)
- Penny Jordan Duet - August 1994 (Mills & Boon Duet) (Breaking Away / Rival Attractions)
- Penny Jordan Duet - April 1995 (Mills & Boon Duet) (Out Of The Night / Second Time Loving)
- Secrets And The Virgin - June 2008 (Mills & Boon) (The Perfect Lover / The Perfect Match?)
- Seduction And The Mistress - May 2008 (Mills & Boon) (Perfect Marriage Material / The Perfect Seduction)
- The Sheikh's Bride - September 2006 (Mills & Boon) (One Night With The Sheikh / The Sheikh's Virgin Bride)
- Sweet Revenge - March 2005 (Mills & Boon) (Lover By Deception / The Mistress Assignment)
- Sweet Seduction - April 2005 (Mills & Boon) (The Marriage Resolution / A Treacherous Seduction)
- Woman And Love - August 2002 (Mills & Boon) (The Perfect Father / The Perfect Lover / A Perfect Night)
Series/Related Titles
Bride's Bouquet or To Wed? Series
- Woman To Wed?, 1996
- Best Man To Wed?, 1996
- Too Wise To Wed?, 1997
The Perfect or Crightons Series
- A Perfect Family, 1997
- The Perfect Seduction, 1997
- Perfect Marriage Material, 1997
- The Perfect Match?, 1997
- The Perfect Lover, 1999
- The Perfect Sinner, 1999
- The Perfect Father, 2000
- A Perfect Night, 2000
- Coming Home, 2000
- Starting Over, 2001
Fantasy in the Night Series
- Fantasy For Two, 1998
- One Night In His Arms, 1998
Sweet Revenge/Seduction Series
- The Mistress Assignment, 1999
- Lover By Deception, 1999
- A Treacherous Seduction, 1999
- The Marriage Resolution, 1999
Arabian Nights Series
Set in the fictional Desert Kingdoms of Zuran and Dhurahn. Apart from Taken By The Sheikh and The Sheikh's Blackmailed Mistress the books are not related.
- The Sheikh's Virgin Bride, 2003
- One Night With The Sheikh, 2003
- Possessed By The Sheikh, 2005
- Prince Of The Desert, 2006
- Taken By The Sheikh, 2007
- The Sheikh's Blackmailed Mistress, 2008
Jet Set Wives Series
Three school friends and their event-organising business Prêt a Party
- Bedding His Virgin Mistress , 2005
- Expecting The Playboy's Heir, 2005
- Blackmailing The Society Bride, 2005
Pickford Family Trilogy
A Cheshire family from 1929 to 2002
Leopardi Brothers
- Captive At The Sicilian Billionaire's Command - March 2009
- Sicilian Boss's Mistress, The - May 2009
- Sicilian's Baby Bargain, The - August 2009
Russian Rivals
- Most Coveted Prize, The - November 2011
- Power Of Vasilii, The - December 2011
Series Contributed To
- The Royal House Of Niroli
- #1, The Future King's Pregnant Mistress, July 2007
- #8, A Royal Bride At The Sheikh's Command, February 2008
Honors/Awards
- 2003 Career Achievement Award Winner - Romantic Times Magazine - Series Romance